This photo showing a drainage canal was taken from U.S. 41, "south of Brantley place." Some of the canals on the Frizzell Ranch had been dredged by John Murdock, in an attempt to drain wetlands and provide irrigation for his Murdock Farms development. This was unsuccessful; in the dry season the water in the canals was too low for easy access.

This aerial photo looking west toward the Gulf of Mexico shows a small portion of the Frizzell timberland. A.C. Frizzell owned well over 100,000 acres, used primarily for cattle grazing as well as lumber and turpentine production. In the 1940s, Frizzell leased more than 30,000 acres to the Sinclair Prairie Co., for oil exploration. He also sold about 20,000 acres to Alfred and William Vanderbilt. In 1954 (the year this photo was taken) Mr. Frizzell sold about 80,000 acres to the Florida West Coast Development Company (headed by the Mackle Brothers). The former Frizzell ranch now contains the communities of Murdock, Port Charlotte, Gulf Cove, Cape Haze, Rotonda and a few other subdivisions.

This aerial photo shows the north fence line of the Frizzell Ranch. No landmarks are specified.

This photo shows cow pens near the Rocky Creek pasture on the Frizzell Ranch.

This aerial photo taken on a flyover of the Frizzell Ranch shows cultivated fields planted with flower bulbs, including gladiolus.

This aerial photo taken on a flyover of the Frizzell Ranch shows Boar Hammock Slough.

This aerial photo taken on a flyover of the Frizzell Ranch shows Boar Hammock Slough.

This aerial photo of Boar Hammock Slough was taken on a flyover of the Frizzell Ranch.

This photo shows the Kellem Well, an artesian well on the Frizzell Ranch that provided water for cattle and crop irrigation.

This photo shows a young Sandhill crane wading through a marsh in the Joshlin pasture at the Frizzell Ranch.

This aerial photo taken on a flyover of the Frizzell Ranch shows an area cultivated for growing flower bulbs, including gladiolus.

This photo shows pine trees and stands of saw palmetto dotting the Jordan pasture on the Frizzell Ranch.